How do you usually have your art lessons? What do you think it will be like if your art teacher brings a real boa constrictor (蟒蛇) to your class for you to draw    l    a model?
These days, Zou Huazhang, a teacher from No. 59 Middle School in Wuhan, Hubei is becoming a   2  person on the Internet. Usually, most art teachers will   3  the students some bottles, cups, fruits   4 _ vegetables in art classes. And they ask students   5 and draw. Mr. Zou gives an art lesson with a boa constrictor. All the students feel   6  when they see the animal.
"I like Mr. Zou's class," a girl says. "When I see the boa constrictor   7  in his hands, on his arms or on his body, I see its different shapes and actions. Then I can draw it well more 8  . "   9 does Mr. Zou get the animal? "I know a man who keeps many animals. And I also know the boa constrictor. It is very tame (温顺). And it has no   10 . So it will not bite (咬) students. I'm happy the students like this class and learn a lot."

Jane is a good English teacher in M. T. School．The students like her and her  36 very much．Now，summer is coming．The weather is very  37 ．The students are often sleepy（困倦的），and don’t like to listen to  38 classes．

“  39 can I make the students listen to my classes?”Jane asks herself．One day，she  40 some riddles（谜语）in a book．“It can be a  41 way．The students may like to answer riddles．”Jane thinks．

Next afternoon，she asks a riddle  42 class，“It has got two hands and a face， 43 no feet．What is it?”

The students are happy about the riddle．One of the students  44 and says，“It’s a clock（时钟）．”

“Yes，you’re   45 ．”Jane says．She’s happy that the students are not sleepy now．

In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, physics, biology, music and art.

At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar, and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.

Students sleep for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.

Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.

1.What do the students like best for lunch at school?

A．Meat and fruit.                         B．Hot dogs and hamburgers.

C．Hot dogs and sugar.                      D．Bread and hamburgers.

2.In America, students go to school __________ days a week.

A．4                B．5                C．6                D．7

3.The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.

A．at five o’clock                         B．at six thirty

C．at six o’clock                          D．at five thirty

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best.

B．After lunch students sleep for a short time.

C．The classes begin at 2:00 p. m.

D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents.

5.The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is ______.

A．Favorite food                          B．Junior high school

C．Outdoor activities                       D．School life in America

Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people died when they were swimming in rivers, and most of them were students. But some people are still not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them in rivers. It’s summer now. If you go swimming, don’t forget that some good swimmers have died in rivers.

   They died because they were not careful, not because they can’t swim well. So don’t get into rivers when you are alone, especially when there is a “No swimming” sign.

(   ) 6.   Swimming is very popular in summer because _____.

        A. water makes people feel cool         B. the water isn’t cold

        C. few people like swimming             D. all the students like swimming

(   ) 7.  _____ when they were swimming in rivers.

        A. Most of the students died            B. Most of the people died

        C. More than ten people died              D. More than ten students died

(   ) 8.  Why did some good swimmers lose their lives in rivers?

        A. Because they were too young.         B. Because they were not careful.

        C. Because they didn’t swim well.      D. Because they didn’t like swimming.

(   ) 9.  Some people are still not careful in swimming because ______.

        A. they are not sure if it is safe      B. they think they are good swimmers

        C. the water is not deep                D. there is a “No swimming” sign

(   ) 10. The writer wants us to remember “___________________”

        A. Swimming is always dangerous.        B. Swimming is a good sport.

        C. Swimming is very popular in summer, so like it!  D. Be safe in swimming.

Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
【小题1】What can we learn about“City-as-School”?